The History of Charney Bassett

Charney Bassett 1860 re-enactment background and interpretation presentation.

The video of the Village Hall performance can be viewed here.

Video of the performance in The Chequers Inn can be viewed here.

Link to Master Mummers Blog.

When Jones’s Ale Was New

There were lots of jovial fellows, came over the hills together

Came over the hills together to join our jovial crew

Chorus: And they ordered their pints of beer and bottles of sherry

To carry them over the hills so merry

To carry them over the hills so merry

When Jones’s ale was new, me boys – when Jones’s ale was new

And the first to come in was a tinker and he was no small beer-drinker

And no man could be bolder to join our jovial crew

He said, ‘Have you got any pots and pans and kettles to fettle

My rivets are made of the very best metal’

My lord, how his hammer and pinches did rattle

When Jones’s ale was new, me boys – when Jones’s ale was new

Chorus: (Jones)

And the next to come in was a dyer and he sat down by the fire

And no man could be bolder to join our jovial crew

And the landlady told him to his face

Chimbley corner was his place

And there he would sit and dry his face

When Jones’s ale was new, me boys – when Jones’s ale was new

Chorus: (Jones)

And Charney Army came down the road and a gert big trailer did unload

And no group could be bolder to join our jovial crew

They hacked and chopped and cut a new path

Then had tea and had a laugh

And soaked their bones in an early bath

When Jacqui’s ale was new, me boys – when Jacqui’s ale was new

And they ordered their pints of beer and bottles of sherry

To carry them over the hills so merry

To carry them over the hills so merry

When Jacqui’s ale was new, me boys – when Jacqui’s ale was new

And the next to come in was a man named John, ‘cos we had nothing to sit upon

And no man could be bolder to join our jovial crew

He made a bench and carved it clean

And now it sits upon the green

‘Tis by far the best we’ve ever seen

When Jacqui’s ale was new, me boys – when Jacqui’s ale was new

Chorus: (Jacqui’s)

And the last to come in was a soldier with his big staff (ie Slasher) over his shoulder

And no man could be bolder to join our jovial crew

And the landlady’s daughter she came in

And he kissed her between her cheek and her chin

And the pints and the quarts they came rolling in

When Jacqui’s ale was new, me boys – when Jacqui’s ale was new

Chorus: (Jacqui’s)

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